Native & Indigenous Peoples Resource Guide

Explore the Native & Indigenous Peoples Resource Guide assembled by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

1. Article
2. Books
3. Films
4. Guides
5. Organizations
6. Podcasts
7. Videos
8. Websites
9. Wellness Resources

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Articles

• 6 things you should know about the 2021 Native American Voting Rights Act 
• 7 Native American Organizations To Donate To For The Indigenous Peoples March 
• 7 Things You Should Never Say to a Native American 
• 8 Best Movies About the Native American Experience 
• 9 of the Best Books By Native, First Nations, or Indigenous Authors 
• How to Be an Ally to Native and Indigenous People 
• America Had Residential Schools, Too 
• A reading list to honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day 
• Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue at Center of White Nationalist Rally 
• Honoring Indigenous Peoples: 20 Recommended Reads 
• Indigenous Land Acknowledgement, Explained 
• Is Burning Sage Cultural Appropriation? Here’s How To Smoke Cleanse In Sensitive Ways 
• Listen to Indigenous Podcasts 
• Meet 6 Indigenous Designers Using Fashion as Advocacy 
• My Favorite Native American Podcasts – Updated 2021 – 
• My relatives went to a Catholic school for Native children. It was a place of horrors | Nick Estes 
• Must-Read Books by Indigenous Authors 
• Native American college students found strength in their heritage that helped them get through the pandemic Native American Creatives on Honoring Tradition And Fighting Cultural Appropriation 
• Native American History in Detroit (US National Park Service) 
• Native Americans ‘Left Out in the Cold’ Under Trump Press Biden for Action  
• Native American tribes once called DC home 
• Patricia Marroquin Norby Is Bringing a Native Perspective to the Met 
• ‘Targeted for violence’: the dangers LGBTQ+ Native Americans face 
• US to investigate ‘unspoken traumas’ of Native American boarding schools
• With Guardians, Cleveland Steps Away From an Offensive Name  
• Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
  • Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Books

• “All the Real Indians Died Off”: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans (Myths Made in America) 
• An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (REVISIONING HISTORY) 
• As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock
• Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir
• The Bingo Palace 
• The Bone People
• Ceremony
• Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 
• The Crown of Columbus 
• Documents 
• The Eagle Bird: Mapping a New West
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask  
• Future Home of the Living God 
• Hearts Unbroken
• The Indian Lawyer  
• Lakota Woman 
• Love Medicine 
• Mankiller: A Chief and Her People: Mankiller
• Mean Spirit 
• Monkey Beach
• The Bone People 
• There There
• Things She’s Seen
• This Is Paradise
• The White Man’s Indian: Images of the American Indian from Columbus to the Present 
• Wisdomkeepers: Meetings With Native American Spiritual Elders 

*Note – for more books in a variety of genres please visit First Nations. 

Films

• Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner 
• Brother Bear 1 & 2 
• Buffalo Dreams 
• The Business of Fancy Dancing 
• Elijah 
• The Exiles 
• Gather 
• Incident at Oglala 
• Indian Horse 
• Little Big Man 
• Lost Sparrow 
• Medicine River 
• Mekko 
• Naturally Native 
• On the Ice 
• Powwow Highway 
• Shadow of the Hawk 
• Smoke Signals
• Songs My Brother Taught Me 
• Warrior Women 
• White Shamans and Plastic Medicine Men 

Guides & Land Acknowledgements 

• A guide to Indigenous land acknowledgment 
• Beyond Territorial Acknowledgments  
• Land acknowledgement statement | UM 

Organizations

• American Indian Policy Institute 
• Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. 
• National Museum of the American Indian 
• National Native American Aids Prevention Center | NNAAPC 
• Native American Capital 
• Native American Organizations | Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 
• Native American Rights Fund (NARF): Nonprofit Indian Law Firm : Native American Rights Fund
• Native America Today  
• Native Justice Coalition 
• North American Indian Association of Detroit
• SOM – Tribal Governments 
• Tribal Organizations | NCAI 
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | United Nations For Indigenous Peoples 

Podcasts

• All My Relations | HOME 
• ‎Coffee With My Ma
• Let’s Talk Native with John Kane 
• ‎Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo
• Native Opinion Podcast | Indigenous News & Views
• Toasted Sister Podcast – Radio about Native American food 
• The Red Nation: Front Page  
• This Land 

Videos

• 6 Misconceptions About Native American People | Teen Vogue 
• A Conversation With Native Americans on Race | Op-Docs 
• Are Native Americans Offended By Cultural Appropriation? 
• Broken Treaties: full documentary 
• Christopher Columbus | Native Americans | One Word | Cut 
• Do All Native Americans Think The Same? | Spectrum
• How the US stole thousands of Native American children 
• Indigenous People Answer Commonly Googled Questions About Native Americans  
• Indigenous People Review Native American Characters In Film & TV 
• Kids Meet a Native American Politician | Kids Meet | HiHo Kids 
• Language | Native Americans | One Word | Cut 
• Life As A Young and Native American | Indigenous Voices 
• Native Americans Discuss Why To Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day Instead Of Columbus Day 
• Native American Girls Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving | Teen Vogue
• Native American: Hard to say I trust government 
• Native Americans Review Music Festival Fashion 
• Native Americans Try On “Indian” Halloween Costumes 
• Reservation | Native Americans | One Word | Cut  
• Why Are So Many Native Americans Dying From Coronavirus? 
• What Do Native Americans Think About ‘Illegal Immigration’? 
• Why Columbus Day Is Being Replaced by Indigenous People’s Day | NowThis 
• Why Do Native American Men Have Long Hair? – NATIVES REACT 

Websites

• Indian Tribes and Resources for Native Americans 
• Native American – Michigan Alliance for Families 
• Native American Rights Fund (NARF): Nonprofit Indian Law Firm : Native American Rights Fund 
• Native American Resources – Books & Newspapers 
• Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land 
• Resources | NCAI 
• TeachersFirst’s Native Americans Resources 
• Tribes in Michigan 
• Welcome to the Native American Resource Collection 

Wellness Resources

• American Indian Health and Family Website 
• Detroit – Urban Indian Health Institute 
• Health and Wellness Programs
• MDHHS – Native American Resources 
• Mental Health Resources 
• Native Wellness Institute
• Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan